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Dr. Crawford Loritts provides another one of Jesus Christ’s illustrations to His followers indicating how the Scribes and Pharisees portray a false righteousness through their use of oaths and how they wrongly use God’s name. In Part 1 of “Is Your Word Enough?”, Crawford reminds us that our word should be true and...

Matthew 6:1-18 I The message of these 18 verses is simply this: Don't show off. Don't use spiritual disciplines to promote yourself. Are you blowing your trumpet a little bit too much? Do you really want everybody to know how spiritually mature you are?  Jesus is not necessarily talking about running from recognition. It’s wrong...

Dr. Crawford Loritts shares the second part of his message, “An Uncommon Love.”  There’s nothing easy about loving our enemies.  Crawford reminds us it is only done through the power of the Holy Spirit within us.  It’s another great lesson Jesus taught his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount and it’s...

Dr. Crawford Loritts presents part one of “Who Made You the Judge.”  Crawford clarifies what Jesus meant in Matthew 7:1 when He told his disciples not to judge. Crawford shares the first two of five principles we should keep in mind about this passage.

In part 1 of “Empowered and Released”, Crawford took us to the time Jesus gave his disciples power to deliver the message of repentance and salvation. Here in part 2, we’ll begin to understand who we are and the tools we possess. Jesus expects us to move out with the message too.

This is a transition place in Matthew in terms of how Jesus relates to his disciples. They’ve been in the classroom up to this point and now its hands on. This is the time for them to experience being used by God in order to gain confidence and not blow it in the future.  Bottom line to this passage is this: God wants to use us.

Matt 9:18-34 I What do the four encounters with Jesus in this passage have in common?  What ties these stories together?  The passage illustrates four desperate people, four encounters with Jesus and four miracles. In the second part of this message, Crawford shares four lessons we can learn from these stories.    ...

Matthew 9:9-13 I Dr. Crawford Loritts concludes the message, “Go Where you Are Needed” by offering four ways to reach out to marginalized people with the hope of the Gospel.

In part one of “Passing the Test,” Dr. Crawford Loritts took us to Matthew 4:1-11, to describe how Jesus passed his test of temptation in the wilderness. In this second part, Crawford talks about how we pass our test.

Matt 6:19-24  I There is a direct relationship between how we handle our resources and our true spirituality. In this message, Crawford explains what Jesus means when He says that we’re to go beyond the performance of the scribes and Pharisees. It’s as if Jesus is saying here, “Look, I need to tell you something.”...